Which law governs inheritance for Muslims in India?

For Muslims in India, the Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) applies to intestate succession, marriage, dower, guardianship and wakfs — not custom. Here is the verified provision and its exceptions.

Verified provisions in our corpus

Each norm below was read in the official text and re-checked on a schedule.

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